Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with inhalation of catechin-rich green tea extracts
| Autor: | Toshiyasu Sakurai, Hiroshi Otera, Kimio Hashimoto, Kimihide Tada, Akihiko Ikeda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Computed tomography Gastroenterology Camellia sinensis Catechin chemistry.chemical_compound Bronchoscopy Internal medicine Administration Inhalation medicine Humans medicine.diagnostic_test Inhalation Tea business.industry Clinical course Middle Aged Green tea medicine.disease Radiography chemistry business Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Alveolitis Extrinsic Allergic |
| Zdroj: | Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases. 82(4) |
| ISSN: | 1423-0356 |
| Popis: | A 51-year-old man presented with fever and fatigue after 3.5 months of antituberculosis therapy. High-resolution computed tomography of his chest revealed new ground-glass opacities and poorly defined centrilobular nodules. He had undergone catechin inhalation for 1 month. We diagnosed hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) based on the clinical course, bronchoscopy and a challenge test. Cases of HP due to inhalation of extracted catechin powder are rare. Although it has many known positive attributes, it is necessary to be aware that catechin can cause HP. |
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